Podcast Episodes

The Battle Of The Bulge: Massacre At Malmedy (Part 5)

Season 1 Episode 854

Joachim Peiper was regarded as a princeling of the Nazi regime, and a celebrated tank commander. But he was also a cruel monster who encouraged his units to commit war crimes.

Discover more about Peip…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Battle Of The Bulge: A Tale Of Two Villages (Part 4)

Season 1 Episode 853

Everyone remembers Bastogne. But here, we uncover the ferocious fighting around the Two Villages area, a hotly-contested part of the Ardennes Offensive that deserves to be better known to history.

Her…

Published on 10 months ago

The Battle Of The Bulge: Attack At Dawn (Part 3)

Season 1 Episode 852

The Battle Of The Bulge is launched with a dawn barrage on December 16th 1944 at unsuspecting Allied defences.

But even with the element of surprise, and some tragic miscommunication between American …

Published on 10 months ago

The Battle Of The Bulge: America's Fight (Part 2)

Season 1 Episode 851

The Battle Of The Bulge is America's victory. In popular retellings of the campaign, myths surrounding Allied unpreparedness in this new series are proved conclusively to be wrong.

From Eisenhower at …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

The Battle Of The Bulge: Hitler's Mad Plan (Part 1)

Season 1 Episode 850

The Battle of the Bulge is often called Hitler's Last Gamble, but rather than a bold offensive on the brink of success, it was a rushed and hopeless attack.

The usual narrative highlights Allied short…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Churchill's Secret Weapon

Season 1 Episode 849

What is a land mattress? And what did it have to do with Allied victory in the West?

Al Murray and James Holland argue morality, press campaigns and rocket launching in a vintage war-waffle episode.

A …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Top Tanks Of WW2

Season 1 Episode 849

What is a tank? Were tank destroyers a mistake? Is the tank obsolete in 2025?

Join James Holland and Al Murray as they grill their guest - WW2 armour expert and Osprey author Steve Zaloga - about Ame…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Auschwitz: Rob Rinder Remembers (Part 4)

Season 1 Episode 847

In the concluding chapter of our Auschwitz story, Al Murray and James Holland speak to the UK's most famous barrister - Robert Rinder.

Robert lost many members of his family to the Holocaust, and has …

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Auschwitz: Extermination (Part 3)

Season 1 Episode 846

How did a small Polish town on the outskirts of civilisation become the epicentre of the Holocaust?

Al Murray and James Holland tell the story of the Final Solution, through the history of Auschwitz-…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Auschwitz: The Cost Of Cruelty (Part 2)

Season 1 Episode 845

How did a small Polish town on the outskirts of civilisation become the epicentre of the Holocaust?

Al Murray and James Holland tell the story of the Final Solution, through the history of Auschwitz-…

Published on 11 months ago